Stray Bullets
Hit Homes,
Vehicle,
During
Wednesday
Night Shootout
web posted
July 11, 2014EDGEFIELD
– A shootout on
Eastview Road
Wednesday night
came closer to
injuring small
children inside
a nearby home
than inflicting
injuries to
those doing the
shooting. Nearly
20 shell casing
were found
scattered at the
scene and two
slugs were
recovered inside
one of the five
homes struck by
stray bullets.
Inside one of
the homes was a
grandmother with
her
grandchildren
when the
shootout took
place.

Edgefield County
Sheriff's
Deputies and
Edgefield Police
were dispatched
to several 911
calls around
6:30 Wednesday
evening of a
large group of
black males
gathered in the
small mobile
home lot at 20
Eastview Road
and gunfire
erupting
following a loud
verbal dispute.
Some of the
residents
witnessed the
argument and
then the
shooting. One
woman even
recorded the
incident on her
cell phone.

No one has been
reported injured
as a result of
the shootout.

All of those
responsible for
the shooting
fled the area in
a number of
vehicles prior
to officers
arriving on the
scene. However,
witnesses were
able to give
investigators
the names of at
least five of
those involved,
including one of
the possible
shooters, as
well as vehicle
descriptions and
direction of
travel from the
scene.

According to an
incident report
released
Thursday, one
group of black
males arrived in
at least two
vehicles at one
of the mobile
homes in the
park. Shortly
after another
group showed up
in additional
vehicles a
verbal dispute
ensued. One of
the suspects is
said to have
walked away from
the other group,
took off his
shirt and then
ran back towards
the group and
began firing.

Witnesses
reported that is
when those in
the other group
began firing
back.

Investigators
recovered 19
shell casings
from the scene,
four from a .40
caliber pistol
and fifteen from
a 9 mm pistol.
How many guns
were actually
fired is unknown
at this time.
Bullet holes
were found in
five mobile
homes located in
the park and two
slugs were
recovered from
inside one. The
report states
the homes hit by
stray bullets
were on opposite
sides of the
park showing
multiple shots
were fired in
both directions.
A vehicle
belonging to one
of the residents
was also hit by
a bullet.

The woman that
recorded the
shootout on her
cell phone
played the video
for
investigators on
the scene and
was said to have
emailed a copy
to the Sheriff's
Office later.

As of Thursday
morning no
arrests had been
made in the
case.

Edgefield Daily
will continue to
follow the story
and will have
updates as more
information
becomes
available or
arrests have
been made.